We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers in English, Hebrew and Arabic. We have seen the state of our union in the endurance of rescuers working past exhaustion.
And would you please help me welcome his wife Lisa Beamer here tonight? Passengers like an exceptional man named Todd Beamer. We have seen it in the courage of passengers who rushed terrorists to save others on the ground. Tonight, no such report is needed it has already been delivered by the American people. President Pro Tempore, members of Congress, and fellow Americans, in the normal course of events, presidents come to this chamber to report on the state of the union. Text: President Bush Addresses the Nationįollowing is the full text of President Bush's address to a joint session of Congress and the nation.īUSH: Mr.
